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What to Do This Weekend: Bike Southern Illinois
By Catey Sullivan
Springtime for cyclists means riding in ideal temperatures that are warm but not stifling along trails that haven’t yet become major traffic arteries for mosquitoes and gnats. Here, three great rides at three skill levels in Southern Illinois... Read more
What to Do This Weekend: Explore the Art Trails of Indiana
By Catey Sullivan
You can’t go wrong with a weekend centered around fine art and artisan bakeries. Both are front and center in Indiana this weekend, where a septet of self-guided art trails loop through galleries, farmers’ markets, and boutiques. Here, the seven art trails of Northern Indiana... Read more
What to Do This Weekend: Go Green in the Quad Cities
By Catey Sullivan
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day beyond Chicago city limits, consider the comparatively understated charms of the Quad Cities region of Rock Island and Moline (in Illinois) and Davenport and Bettendorf (in Iowa). Among the area’s weekend festivities... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Medora, Indiana
By Catey Sullivan
You’ll find a sweet deal in Medora, Indiana this weekend as the southernmost state in the U.S. maple belt celebrates the fine art of turning sap into syrup. Indiana is home to about a hundred or so maple syrup producers and Medora’s festival is billed as the first national event of its kind... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: St. Ignace, Michigan
By Catey Sullivan
Go north this weekend and you’ll find an international competition of world-class wind riders hoping to set speed records in St. Ignace, Michigan, a gateway to the Upper Peninsula. Today through Sunday, the town hosts the World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships, billed as the only event in the world where wings, kites, and sails compete over snow and ice... Read more
What to Do This Weekend: Spot Eagles in Alton, Illinois
By Catey Sullivan
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! OK, actually, it’s just a bird. Well, perhaps not just a bird. February is prime eagle-watching time along the Mississippi, where thousands of the majestic creatures make their winter home... Read more